Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The President has accepted an invitation
to review the colored emancipation process
sion on Monday next.
The B. and O. railroad is going on with
Arthur Kill and Philadelphia work, and
President Garrett says the recent deal
talk is all bosh.
By the election last week, for the first
time since 1852 the democrats have carried
Rhode Island securing the entire State
ticket and a majority on joint ballot in the
Legislature.
Valentines heroic statue of John c.
Breckenridge, now nearly completed, to be
erected at Lexington, KY, is declared to be
faithful portrayal Of the face and form OF
the great statesman.
The children in Washington engaged in
their Easter Monday amusement of egg
rolling, and afterwards many of them at
tended the Presidents reception and shook
hands with the Chief Magistrate.
Rank characterization in the Massachu-
sets State prison at Charlestown, threatens
to give the prison officials much trouble. A
large number of the convicts have revolted
against baked beans, and refuse to eat them.
The superintendent of the prison says this
is ridiculous, for the reason that nowhere
is this New England dish better served up"
The murdered girl st Railway was buried
yesterday afternoon from the First Presby-
terrain Church, in that city. The body rest
ed in handsome oak casket covered with
satin. The panel top, with large glass
plate. afforded view OF the dead girls face
and neck. A neat silver coffin plate deco
rated the centre of the casket and read :;
"Marcb %, 1887 Cruelty Slain, A Woman
Flowers were strewn in abundance over the
body and the evidences of the horrid crime
were carefully concealed.
One hundred and fifty thousand persons
took part yesterday in the great demonstra
ton in London against the Irish coercion
bill. Fourteen platforms for the use OF
orators were erected in Hyde Park, and &C.
cupied the whole frontage facing the fash
ionable Park Lane. The procession took an
hour and half to file into the park. The
mention of the Queen as about to celebrate
her Jubilee by signing away the liberties OF
the people of Ireland brought forth torrent
of Kisses, and the mention of Mr. Chamber
LANES name aroused tempest Of groaDs
and Kisses, with cries oil Traitor. AT q
presrranged signal resolution condemning
the crimes bill was put simultaneously at
all of the platforms, and was carried amid a
prolonged roar Of cheers
Mr.. Beck is reported by correspondent
as saving that Mr.. Cleveland will be the
democratic nominee in 1883. "Yes, Cleve-
land is strong man. Indeed, he is the
only man that stands any chance This is
the only administration the country has had
since the war which has not tolerated cor
rupt rings, fact that all honest.t thinking
people appreciate. Then, too, MIR. Cleve-
lands economic principles are right. The
Southern people ought certainly to be solid
for Cleveland for he turned the rascals out
and gave the offices to good democrats"
Referring to the republican nominations for
1885, Mr.. Beck expressed it as his opinion
that Senator Allison, of Iowa, will be the
nominee of that party for President.
The Methodist Protestant Conference, at
Easton, Md yesterday adopted resolu-
ton proposing q change in the place of
meeting for the next general conference.
| The committee or home missions made their
report, in which it was stated that $1,000 is
the gum required next year. In the Confer.
ence on Saturday the report of the com.
mittee on Sabbath schools was read and
adopted. This report contained an item
suggesting that q foot note be placed at the
| bottom of the Apostles Creed, stating that
the word "catholic" meant in reality general
or universal. This proposition gave rise to
q lengthy debate, and it was decided to
eliminate from the report the clause refer.
ring to the Apostles Creed, and the paper
was adopted.